Negotiating: NYT "How I Saved My Company"

Speaking of negotiating skills-- interesting how this small business owner used his negotiation skills to bring down his expenses and keep his company going-- without laying off his small staff: http://boss.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/05/26/how-i-saved-my-company/

There are more videos with really good examples of leadership. Also, the different approaches they took is interesting (one laid off bunch of staff, the other assured her staff from the beginning that there would be no layoffs and expanded her offerings. http://boss.blogs.nytimes.com/category/how-i-saved-my-company/

The Warmly Yours video (a radiant heating business) is at: http://boss.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/08/18/how-i-saved-my-company-warmly-yours/